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...came an account of the teachers and associates of his youth, of his studies at the Invalides in Paris, and the noted physicians who taught there, an account which was the basis of many anecdotes and pleasantries of a professional nature that caused much merriment among his hearers. His "Show of Ghost" (as he termed it) being over, he finished with some practical remarks on the way in which the science was tending, and indulged in some pleasant sarcasms on the building now occupied by the school and the new building, a promised land which they were soon to enter...
...even take the trouble to condemn such play. It is not only on this occasion, but on many similar ones that our Boston dailies have shown their absolute indifference to Harvard interests. This would not be so noticeable but for the fact that several of the New York papers show enough interest in college matters to give Harvard a fair show in their columns...
...capping, performed by the lord justice general, as chancellor of the university, was the signal for a tremendous burst of cheering. The noise and confusion continued during the remainder of the ceremony; and on the part of the occupants of the platform the proceedings were carried through in dumb show...
...river and have a row, is most natural and commendable, but that they should form clubs for training, and spend months in the process, and have grand public contests before thousands all over the country, and attract the professional roughs with their betting and drinking to the grand show, in all of which study is neglected, and must be neglected, is an abomination of the first order. It is a shame that college presidents are actually promoting this demoralizing system. It would seem as if these worthies thought that colleges were instituted to collect a crowd of young bloods together...
...FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.]The steward's books for the year show an enrollment of 1415 students, an increase since the opening of college of 70. This is due to the fact that the elections detained many men now attending the professional schools. The students are classified as follows : Literary department, 498; medical, 382; law, 332; pharmacy, 95; homoeopathic, 55; dental, 64. The total is rather smaller than that of last year, but the diminution is probably explained by the increase in the price of tuition...